Quick links

Will Tottenham bring Steven Caulker home now Cardiff are down?

Spurs will be looking for defensive reinforcements this summer, and one youngster may be brought back to the club just a year after leaving.

There were plenty of questions asked when Spurs agreed to sell young defender Steven Caulker to Cardiff City at the start of the season.

Long thought of as one of the most promising young English centre backs around, it appeared an £8 million fee was surprisingly enough for chairman Daniel Levy, and with that, Caulker was off to newly promoted Cardiff.

Caulker has been one of the few bright spots for the Welsh outfit this year, with the Bluebirds relegated and looking odds on to finish bottom of the division.

Seizing the captaincy at the club didn't help Cardiff stay up, but would have almost certainly helped Caulker's mental game, and there is still a strong chance that he may go to Brazil as part of England's World Cup squad.

Still just 22, Caulker must surely be an attractive option for a Spurs side that have leaked goals this season.

With uncertain futures over many of their own centre backs, bringing in someone who knows the club would be sensible business - especially if a buy-back clause or first refusal exists as part of Caulker's transfer to South Wales.

Che Thomas

Che is an Englishman abroad unable to cut the apron strings tying him to the crazy world of English football. As a writer and freelance journalist, he has covered matches and cultural events from across the globe all with the intention to inform, entertain and provoke debate. Just as smitten with music, film, and photography, though fully aware of the fact that nothing takes the place of that Saturday afternoon excitement down at N17 (even when it's actually on a Sunday!)